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We are excited to announce the 2025 ISL Student Poster Day, which will be held at 12 PM Tuesday March 18, 2025 at the Claude Pepper Center (636 W Call St, Tallahassee, FL 32306). This year we are thrilled to have Dr. Rui Zhang, Professor and Founding Chief, Division of Computational Health Sciences, University of Minnesota with us and give a keynote at the event.

We are excited to announce that 2025 Esther & Del Grosser Scholarship will be open for submissions on February 1! The $1000 award is open to your graduate students. Previous award winners of the Esther & Del Grosser Scholarship will not be eligible to win the scholarship award a second time.

Dr. Zhe He, Interim Director of the Institute for Successful Longevity (ISL) and Associate Professor in the School of Information, showcased Florida State University’s leadership in health informatics and aging research at two prominent national conferences: the AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium in San Francisco and the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle in November 2024.

The Institute for Successful Longevity (ISL) invites FSU research faculty to apply for its Planning Grant Program, which opens its application portal in January 2025. This program fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and advances research or creative activities that support successful aging. It provides researchers an opportunity to explore innovative ideas or expand on existing work, aiming to improve the quality of life and longevity in aging populations.

The Institute for Successful Longevity (ISL) at Florida State University has gladly hosted a visit from Dr. George Demiris from University of Pennsylvania for the Fall Lecture Series events.

The Institute for Successful Longevity (ISL) at Florida State University is proud to announce that Dr. Ravi Nagpal, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Food Sciences, has been awarded three nutrition research grants to establish and advance his research program focused on the role of diet-microbiome interactions in human health and disease.

The Institute for Successful Longevity (ISL) made a strong presence at the FSU Health Expo held on September 11, 2024, at the Tallahassee Senior Center. The Expo, which brought together Florida State University, the Tallahassee Senior Center, L3X, UPSLIDE, and numerous community partners, provided a vibrant platform for attendees to engage with FSU's innovative research initiatives in health, technology, and aging.

The Institute for Successful Longevity (ISL) at Florida State University is proud to announce that Dr. Zhe He, Associate Professor in the School of Information and Interim Director of ISL, has been awarded three significant grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These grants will advance public health research, AI training for biomedical researchers, and aging research.

FSU Institute for Successful Longevity is thrilled to invite you to attend a series of events in 2024 Fall ISL Lectures Series with our distinguished guest, Dr. George Demiris, a world leading expert in aging and technologies from University of Pennsylvania. The events will be held on October 9 at Tallahassee Senior Center and FSU main campus.